By Ayo Kehinde
Amid talks are currently ongoing at ECOWAS ministerial level to resolve the political logjam in Burkina Faso following the coup deta’t there, the African Union has announced the suspension of the membership of the West African country.
The AU in a few minutes ago posted in its tweeter, suspending Burkina Faso until constitutional rule is restored. The tweet is silent on details of the statement. A joint United Nations- ECOWAS delegation is in Ouagadougou for talks with the new military leaders.
Meanwhile a court in Burkina Faso has suspended the trial of the alleged killers of the revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, who was assassinated in 1987.
Mr Sankara’s family reportedly asked for the suspension following last week’s coup. They said they wanted it to resume once constitutional order had been restored.
The African Union on Monday suspended Burkina Faso, three days after it was suspended by the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS.
